Where does “full-bodied” come from?
full-bodied (English) comes from English bodied, from English Body, from Middle English bode, from Old English boda, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
full-bodied (English): Of a comestible, especially a beverage, having a...
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- Of a comestible, especially a beverage, having a...
Ancestry of “full-bodied”, step by step
full-bodied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bodied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bodied | Having a specified form of body; Having a bodily... |
| 2 | English | Body | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| 3 | Middle English | bode | messenger |
| 4 | Old English | boda | messenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | budô | messenger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via English full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 2 | Middle English | fúl | very; much; to a great extent |
| 3 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |